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Ruditapes philippinarum, the Manila clam, [1] is an edible species of saltwater clam in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. [2] [3] Common names include Manila clam, Japanese littleneck clam, Japanese cockle, and Japanese carpet shell. [4] In Japan, it is known as asari. In Korea, it is known as bajirak. [5] [6]
Plate of Manila clams. This burrowing clam is most abundant in subtropical and cooler temperate areas. It can be found in shallow waters in coarse sand, mud, and gravel substrates. [3] It lives in the littoral and sublittoral zones. [6] It burrows no more than 10 centimeters into the substrate. It sometimes lives in eelgrass beds. [6]
Clam is a common name for several kinds of bivalve mollusc. The word is often applied only to those that are deemed edible and live as infauna, spending most of their lives halfway buried in the sand of the sea floor or riverbeds. Clams have two shells of equal size connected by two adductor muscles and have a powerful burrowing foot. [1]
Manila clams and Washington state oysters. Similarly, a recall was issued in Washington state on Dec. 12 for oysters and clams shipped within Washington state and California. The FDA expanded the ...
Kinilaw (pronounced [kɪnɪˈlaʊ] or [kɪˈnɪlaʊ], literally "eaten raw") is a raw seafood dish and preparation method native to the Philippines. [1] It is more accurately a cooking process that relies on vinegar and acidic fruit juices (usually citrus) to denature the ingredients, rather than a dish, as it can also be used to prepare meat and vegetables. [2]
Marteilia granula Itoh et al. 2014: a species that infects the Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum (Itoh et al., 2014) Marteilia lengehi Comps 1976; Marteilia maurini Comps, Pichot & Papagianni 1992; Marteilia octospora Ruiz et al. 2016: a species that infects the Grooved Razor Shell clam Solen marginatus (Ruiz, López, Lee, Rodríguez ...
Perkinsus andrewsi on Baltic clam (Macoma balthica) [7] Perkinsus beihaiensis on the oysters Magallana hongkongensis and M. ariakensis [5] Perkinsus chesapeaki on soft-shell clam (Mya arenaria) [8] Perkinsus honshuensis on Manila clam (Venerupis philippinarum) [6] Perkinsus marinus on eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
Roughly 500 km northeast of Manila, various shell middens can be found that consist of shells of the predominant species Batissa childreni, a freshwater clam, in highest abundance. [1] The middens are of various sizes and ages with the oldest being carbon dated to 2000 BC and youngest to 100 AD. [ 1 ]